Emotions Matter – Really! Our talk at Nova Studio

5th Place had an amazing opportunity on October 11th - we were able to demonstrate the effectiveness of Shape of Emotion; and how attending to your emotions improves your quality of life.

October 12, 2019 • Written by Matthew Green

On Friday October 11th, 5th Place had an amazing opportunity. We were able to demonstrate the effectiveness of Shape of Emotion; and how attending to your emotions improves your overall quality of life.

Our talk at Nova Studio covered the science and research behind emotions. It looked at the effect emotions have on our mental and physical wellbeing as well what happens when we try to bury, avoid or numb negative emotions.

We introduced Shape of Emotion as a tool and process used to release and let go of stuck emotions which allow for a return to a resourceful, centred state with a greater capacity and capability to make positive decisions and behavioural changes.

The audience were taken through a taster of the Shape of Emotion process to experience its effectiveness firsthand.

“What we experience as an emotion or a feeling is also a mechanism for activating a particular neuronal circuit – simultaneously throughout the brain and body – which generates a behavior involving the whole creature.”

—Candace Pert

Congratulations to Kate for winning the 5th Place gift voucher prize!

Matthew Green — Co-founder, 5th Place, watercolour portrait

Matthew Green

Reducing the Certainty Deficit in high-performing people and teams · Emotional fitness coach

Matthew works with athletes, performance teams, and anyone who wants to reduce the Certainty Deficit in their situation or context.

The Certainty Deficit is the space between what you can do and what your body will let you do when it counts. It is context-specific and situational. A person or athlete can have zero deficit in one situation and a significant one in another.

The body holds beliefs that keep the Certainty Deficit in place. These beliefs run deeper than self-talk and faster than any conscious strategy. When they shift, the ceiling shifts, and new possibilities arise.

Matthew is also an emotional fitness coach who supports individuals to live and lead from a place of inner clarity and stability. The work is somatic-first, practical, and grounded.

If you're seeing a pattern that current approaches haven't shifted, let's talk.

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